Banyan House

Banyan House provides transitional housing for 6 months to homeless families who need extra time to gain employment or attend school/vocational training. This 28-bed facility provides 8 families with 1-2 private bedrooms and bath, shared community/dining spaces, a community computer room, and outdoor recreation space, including a children’s playground. These families receive case management, life skills classes, employment training, parenting classes, children’s activities, and linkage to independent housing. Families pay 30% of their adjusted gross income toward rent while residing at Banyan House
Our transitional housing is designed for families with children who are coming from a shelter or similar facility. Case managers and social workers may contact our staff about the application process by calling 510-538-0321.

FESCO, making a difference since day one. In its founding documents in 1986, special emphasis was placed on keeping families together during their period of homelessness. Thus, in addition to serving single mothers with children, FESCO serves single fathers, two-parent families with children, and teenage males as part of a family group. FESCO remains the only Shelter in Southern Alameda County that serves families in all of these configurations.